2002 XYZZY Awards Ceremony Transcript

On March 2, 2003, at 1:30 P.M. EST (6:30 P.M. GMT), the XYZZY
Awards Ceremony was held at ifMUD. Below is the transcript of
the event, with comments made on the #peanut-gallery
discussion. Should you not wish to see those comments, an expurgated version is also available.

inky says, "meanwhile, back (or forward) in this century, we have reached the Best Story award"
<Harry> Harry has connected to ifMUD.Duchess claps at one less person in the auditoriumMatthew applauds.Harry walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice it approaching it from the other side.DavidW says, "ooh."inky says, "which will be presented by IF celebrity and comp organizer Stephen Granade"Trent cheers for inkyGunther says, "Yay Sarge!"Emily says, "yay Sarge"Trent says, "Woo!"maga says, "saaarge"veek says, "Sarrge!!!"Jota asks, "Who?"Storme says, "yay sarge!"schep cheers and applauds!Sargent climbs on-stage and adjusts his tuxedo's bow tie.Photon cheers.eileen applaudsJimbo claps.DavidW says, "yay laser guy!"Gunther says (to Jota), "Steven Granada"Paul chants "Sarge! Sarge! Sarge!Jacqueline faints... the velvet pants are too much.Rob says, "sargent! sargent!"MadMonk falls down the hill.Adam says, "Best Tory award goes to Tony Blair"Recchi exclaims, "Yay celebrity!"Stas clapsSousa applauds for Sarge!BrenBarn says, "woo"LoneCleric exclaims, "Sarge!"Storme says (to Adam), "snrk"Sargent says, "Good day. I will be presenting the Best Story award in place of Jon Ingold, who is nominated again for this category"[peanut-gallery] Rob . o O ( velvet pants? )Gunther says (to Adam), "1/3 of MPs disagrees with you"DavidW looks at Sarge through opera glasses.[peanut-gallery] Sargent says, "An old olounge of mine"Sargent says, "Now, as most of you know, Jon is not really known for his recipes"[peanut-gallery] Rob says, "ohhhhhhh"[peanut-gallery] Jacqueline says, "Hhe"[peanut-gallery] Jacqueline says, "er, Heh"[peanut-gallery] Gunther says, "yes!"Matthew claps for Sargent.Sargent says, "Despite this, due to my previous performance as a presenter, the organizers made sure I was Warned"Gunther asks, "He isn't?"maga says, "he is, however, known for his eating"mef walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice him approaching it from the other side.Gunther says (to maga), "mmm, peshwari naan"Sargent says, "I promised them that I wouldn't talk about any of my deservedly-famous recipes."Sargent says, "So without delay"Sargent drops Sargent's Deservedly-Famous XYZZY Awards Bacon Snack Bars.Gunther says (to Sargent), "you are zarf, and I claim my $5!"Sargent says, "the nominees for Best Story"DavidW says, "ha"Storme says, "yay"Sargent's Famous XYZZY Awards Bacon Snack Bars